Comparative effectiveness of surgical treatments for pediatric hydrocephalus

Clinical Neurosurgery

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 480-487

  Pan, I Wen ^a   Harris, Dominic A ^a   Luerssen, Thomas G ^a   Lam, Sandi K ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Pediatric; Propensity scores matching; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL PATIENT; THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT, HEALTH CARE; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 85053242654     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: 15244040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyx440     Document Type: Article

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